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¡Forward, Russia!
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Leeds, United Kingdom (2004 – present)
Formed in 2004, Leeds, UK four-piece ¡Forward, Russia! are an art-indie band consisting of Tom Woodhead (vocals, synthesizer), Rob Canning (bass), Katie Nicholls (drums, vocals) and Katie’s brother Whiskas (guitar, vocals and synthesizer). Their sound is characterized by trebly guitars and abstract, cryptic lyrics. Up until 2007’s “Don’t Be A Doctor”, songs were named for the order they were written in (
One, Two, Three, Four, etc.). Their image is characterized by wearing identical t-shirts, with their exclamation mark emblem emblazoned on them. They are currently on indefinite hiatus.
In early 2005 they released a split single (“Nine”) with fellow Leeds band This Et Al. This was followed up with a double A-side (“Thirteen” / “Fourteen”) in August 2005.
In January 2006 ¡Forward, Russia! released “Twelve” which reached Number 36 in the UK Charts.
“Nine” was released (again) in its own right on May 1st 2006, reaching number 40 in the UK singles chart. (b/w “One”).
The band self-released their debut album (“Give Me A Wall”) on May 15th 2006, on guitarist Whiskas’ Dance To The Radio label.
¡Forward, Russia! are a regular feature on the live circuit, playing sell-out headline tours and major support (with Editors and We Are Scientists for example). They have also appeared at several European festivals (including Reading/Leeds in the UK) and in March 2006 they played at SXSW in Austin, Texas. They are renowned for their energetic shows, such as singer Tom hurling himself from one end of the stage to another.
One, Two, Three, Four, etc.). Their image is characterized by wearing identical t-shirts, with their exclamation mark emblem emblazoned on them. They are currently on indefinite hiatus.In early 2005 they released a split single (“Nine”) with fellow Leeds band This Et Al. This was followed up with a double A-side (“Thirteen” / “
Fourteen”) in August 2005.In January 2006 ¡Forward, Russia! released “Twelve” which reached Number 36 in the UK Charts.
“Nine” was released (again) in its own right on May 1st 2006, reaching number 40 in the UK singles chart. (b/w “One”).
The band self-released their debut album (“Give Me A Wall”) on May 15th 2006, on guitarist Whiskas’ Dance To The Radio label.
¡Forward, Russia! are a regular feature on the live circuit, playing sell-out headline tours and major support (with Editors and We Are Scientists for example). They have also appeared at several European festivals (including Reading/Leeds in the UK) and in March 2006 they played at SXSW in Austin, Texas. They are renowned for their energetic shows, such as singer Tom hurling himself from one end of the stage to another.
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¡Forward, Russia! talk about Life Processes
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Breaking Standing
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¡Forward, Russia! - A Prospector Can Dream
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¡Forward, Russia! Don't Be A Doctor
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We Are Grey Matter
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A Prospector Can Dream
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Don't Reinvent What You Don't Understand
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Spring Is A Condition
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A Shadow Is A Shadow Is A Shadow
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Some Buildings
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Fosbury In Discontent
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Spanish Triangles
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Shoutbox
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henkewn wrote:
¡fucken love these guys!
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redy_ohad wrote:
lil bit strange name fo english band
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Ituri wrote:
Still a Fantastic Band!
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Ekels21 wrote:
That Eleven 65dos remix is pure class!
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KCKate wrote:
They didn't do anything for me when I saw them live but they're not that bad on record.
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senomar wrote:
They better reform in a couple years. I must see them live before I die.
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Roads-To-Fault wrote:
They did insist that they were only taking a couple years break but whether they stick to their word remains to be seen.
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mattribute wrote:
i miss you :(
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josef27 wrote:
aaahh! they're great, i hope they don't break up forever. i saw them in philly once and it was a really great show. i absolutely loved it. if this is the end, at least they gave us two good albums.
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plastic_boy7 wrote:
they are fucking awesome ... were :(
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andreshurtado wrote:
Life Processes, album of the year.
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x_popgrind_x wrote:
lol (f, 51st s)
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mattribute wrote:
why did you split up? yr final show was amazing, let's do it agains ometime OH WAIT you've split up and destroyed my youth :(
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silage2000 wrote:
saw u guys in Limerick, Ireland yrs ago - EXCELLENT!
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¡Foward, Russia! is fucking dead. Did anyone end up going to their final show?
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_ritualord wrote:
anyone knows anything about that "trying to get together as many live bootlegs, session tracks and 'rarities' as we can, with the thought of putting as many as possible on our website"?
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@PriceStickerMad: Don't worry it will grow on you. I hated it at first but now it's mu second favourite album of the year (behind Rolo Tomassi) and I think it's better than GMAW.
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gozocho wrote:
I`m from Russia :р This guys rock! :D
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PriceStickerMad wrote:
You can get all the numbered ones off ares! One-Nineteen, twenty songs :D...well, i got all of the ones not on Give Me A Wall off there, I did actually buy that album. And I love it, speshly the fifteens. Second album has yet to grow on me.
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FEVR wrote:
Just moar hiatus woes. Oh yeah? I've been feeling Ten lately.
News
Moor Music Festival! 7th / 8th / 9th august!
23 Jun 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/forwardrussia
Hello! So if you weren't aware of our massive summer tour, here are the dates...Saturday 9th August - Moor Music festival The lineup is simply smashing and you can get more info here, and the Moor fes. …
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2 May 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/forwardrussia
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Recent Activity
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- its_greg added ¡Forward, Russia! to the lineup of Boy Kill Boy at Oxford Brookes University SU. last week
- Cocabottle tagged ¡Forward, Russia! with ‘london calling’. August 2008
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